Plants that are "creepers" grow along the ground, with vertical leaves or shoot systems attached at each node of the horizontal stem. Such plants often lack secondary growth; how, then, do they supply water and nutrients to a growing number of leaves as the plant spreads?

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Each stem node initiates its own root meristem, allowing the plant to directly absorb water and nutrients from the soil at each node, bypassing the need for increased transport capacity in the main stem.

Plants That Are "Creepers" Grow Along the Ground, with Vertical